finding stars in the heart of darknesshttps://rknyra.wordpress.com
Rhymes and Writes by RK Nyra; finding stars in the heart of darkness...welcome to my serendipitous world! :)Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:56:11 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/8b6fce4754880b6d99bba813d12b4e24?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.pngfinding stars in the heart of darknesshttps://rknyra.wordpress.com
Too broken to walk again… Too bruised to heal.https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2018/02/17/too-broken-to-walk-again-too-bruised-to-heal/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2018/02/17/too-broken-to-walk-again-too-bruised-to-heal/#commentsSat, 17 Feb 2018 19:30:33 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/?p=472This is freaking too much!! I was only trying to do what’s right….at least what I thought was right….

They taught me that one plus one is two…. I didn’t realize that it was only on paper…. How so very stupid of me!!!… I should have used my brain!!! Like kumbe when rubber met the road it was that one plus one was what the “man-in-power” said it was.

Reality was that I wasn’t ever going to be good enough….I’m already on my highway to hell anyway, I might as well alight here….

I tried, I promise I did, but I’m sorry I’m too broken to walk again…..too bruised to heal.

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https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/torn/#respondThu, 18 May 2017 19:57:04 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/?p=455How do I survive this without losing myself?
How do I get to broken without falling apart?

When does it all stop being normal?
When did it even start?

…

Is there redemption in escape?
Or should I seek comfort in the snare?

I’ve felt the pain of both and I know not which is worse,
The torment of the run or the sick solace in despair.

~Sigh!~

]]>https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/torn/feed/0rknyraBelieved I Could, So I Did!https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/believed-i-could-so-i-did/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/believed-i-could-so-i-did/#respondWed, 08 Mar 2017 01:57:44 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/?p=434Borrowed moments on borrowed time,

I have come to learn that everyone in life has faced their share of battles…you win some, you lose some, life goes on…c’est la vie. If you won’t pause to enjoy the spoils of this battle, you will usually not have enough strength to endure the next battle. I have also realized that most of us don’t necessarily know how to celebrate our little victories. The norm is to be a bit too hard on ourselves when we have missed the mark or not reached a certain expectation. Whether it’s at home, school, work, or out there with friends, we have a certain heightened sensitivity to “how we failed to do this or that right” or “how we blundered that part of the speech/deal/game…etc.” We’re often so much focused on the missed mark that we fail to appreciate the bits that went well.

Don’t get me wrong: it is healthy to analyze the “what and how” to improve; what is unhealthy is focusing so much on it that, we fail to appreciate what is already good/excellent.

So go ahead and smile when you win even in what you would consider a “small win”,

Pat yourself on the back, heck even do a little victory dance if you will,

Do it for yourself, that inner man/woman that you could be breaking or building,

And for that little kid that you could be influencing.

Pause and enjoy the spoils of the battle that you won,

For all you know, that little celebration could be the all source of your strength to go on!

]]>https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/waters-storms-and-answers/feed/0rknyra4e6ad8ca226ff5a775be03868684c7ceFirebird: Always walk on the cloudshttps://rknyra.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/firebird-always-walk-on-the-clouds/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/firebird-always-walk-on-the-clouds/#respondTue, 28 Jun 2016 17:57:52 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/?p=289Once upon a time, in a land still unnamed
Lived a little oriole, Firebird was his name

He lived for the sunshine; he’d soak in it for hours
But when the storms would come, his joy would be devoured

He’d always ask momma why, God allowed the rains
To do such an awful thing, as take the sun away

His momma, always with a smile, would look at him and say
“You’ll surely find the truth, when you walk on clouds someday”

One day a storm rolled in; the biggest of them all

And this time momma’s answer was unlike the one before

“You’ve got to see it for yourself, my little Firebird, you see
Because it’s up there waiting, waiting for you” said she…

Now little Firebird was scared; his wings weren’t very often flown
Yet with hope, he flapped and flew; right to the great unknown…

Lightning and thunder and the wind, brought Firebird much fright
For they struck and roared and howled, with such great force and might

Little Firebird was scared, and thought he should turn back
For the loud and scary storm would surely rip him apart…

But just before he could turn back, almost all of a sudden
Amidst the roars and thunder cracks, right there right then it happened…

…

He broke through the clouds! And right before his eyes
Was a view more beautiful than ever; of majestic sunlit skies!

And in that very moment, it all became clear as day
That no rain or storm or such, would ever take the sun away!

That constant as his mother’s love, the sun was always shining
He just needed that walk on the clouds, to find a truth worth finding!

]]>https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/firebird-always-walk-on-the-clouds/feed/0Screenshot_2016-06-27-21-25-06rknyraScreenshot_2016-06-27-21-22-24Screenshot_2016-06-28-19-51-57Screenshot_2016-06-28-19-45-48Screenshot_2016-06-27-21-24-37Screenshot_2016-06-27-21-25-06Screenshot_2016-06-29-02-18-52Never by chance: I know that was You!https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/never-by-chance-i-know-that-was-you/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/never-by-chance-i-know-that-was-you/#respondMon, 20 Jun 2016 07:41:10 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/?p=253That surge of strength that you “suddenly” muster,

]]>https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/by-morning-ill-be-alright/feed/0rknyraDesh ) 20150916_135406I MISS IT THAT MUCHhttps://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/i-miss-it-that-much-2/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/i-miss-it-that-much-2/#commentsMon, 22 Oct 2012 15:39:15 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/i-miss-it-that-much-2/I need it right now
gotta get it somehow
I’ll swallow my pride and take a bow
I’ll even put my guns down
and raise the white flag in front of the crowd

. . .

because I miss it that much like a drug
without it the withdrawal signs are such a drag!
I wish I could stock a whole bunch of it in my school bag
Yeah, I’m talkin abt you, I dont care if you’ll brag!
There I said it, I miss your tight heartfelt hug!!

]]>https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/bleed-for-you/feed/0rknyraemo-sad-girl-weepingBEYOND THE COVER YOU USE TO JUDGEhttps://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/beyond-the-cover-you-use-to-judge/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/beyond-the-cover-you-use-to-judge/#respondWed, 03 Oct 2012 11:39:52 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/?p=61It has always been said that “image is everything”

thus squeezing us all in a “status-quo quarantine”!!!

Forced to conform to society’s sickening styles,
brainwashed by the monotone of society’s lies!!

“Be this way!! Don’t do it that way!!”
always controlled by society’s say!!!

. . .

Trying to live among you,
you made it out to be a taboo

Trying to get you to just simply understand,
proved harder than twisting fate’s hand!!!

So I got lost in the sadistic storms,
that are now the so called “society norms”

I dressed in your fashions and talked your language
I let go of my passions for your load of baggage!!!

But you continued to taunt me for my diversity,
you judged me without an ounce of clarity!!

You didn’t care who I really was, even one bit,
You just took the cover and went with it!!!!

Your self-righteous actions made it crystal clear,
that my chances of living-free are better off out of here!!

. . .

Now for the sake of those who have the strength to tolerate living among you,
please always look at the bigger picture before you judge as you do!!!

As for me, I’ve been through enough torture,
of living in doubts and constant wonder,

of why you couldn’t just let me be,
I just wanted to be. . .simply ME!!!

This has been the story of a little boy,
a black barbie was once his favorite toy . . .

]]>https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/love-is-not-blind/feed/0rknyralove seesloveseesNot An Angel Tonighthttps://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/not-an-angel-tonight/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/not-an-angel-tonight/#respondThu, 06 Sep 2012 04:53:55 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/not-an-angel-tonight/I gotta laugh to keep from crying
I gotta believe to keep from dying
I have to make it through this fight
I don’t need an angel tonight. . .

https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/what-lies-do-2/feed/0rknyrafor what lies dopinocchioWHEN I NEED YOU MOSThttps://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/when-i-need-you-most-2/
https://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/when-i-need-you-most-2/#respondThu, 02 Aug 2012 19:54:16 +0000http://rknyra.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/when-i-need-you-most-2/When the battle seems hardand you feel you can’t fight anymore… When you feel broken into shards like you want to give in to the war…

That’s when I need you most to listen to my still small voice That’s when I need you most to make Me your ultimate choice

When you feel like you’re sinking in like the tide’s just way too high When the past reminds you of guilt within and when the temptations keep drawing nigh…

That’s when I need you most to listen to my still small voice That’s when I need you most to make Me your ultimate choice

And if your life starts to crumble and the walls cave in on you When all you do is stumble coz the steps seem so few…

That’s when I need you most to listen to my still small voice That’s when I need you most to make Me your ultimate choice